Jason Simon – Familiar Haunts. Bloke from Dead Meadow goes Appalachian folk psych – better than that description suggests: https://jasonsimon.bandcamp.com/album/familiar-haunts-2

Douglas Dare – Aforger. This album has well and truly taken up residence in my head. It is fiendishly melodic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0An_bRNkAf0

Ryler Walker – Primrose Green. Having really liked Golden Sings That Have Been Sung from earlier this year, finally got round to listening to the album that first brought him to tastemakers’ attention. It’s undeniably well-done, but chronically derivative in places, particularly of John Martyn. The packaging – from the pseudo-hipster sleevenotes to the rustic golden age psych imagery (featuring poor Ryley holding a chicken and hugging a sheep) – is also so intent on screaming “authentic artist here!” that it similarly tips over into pastiche. Given the grittier, more interesting material on this year’s album, it’s no wonder he’s already practically disowned this one.

Siouxsie & The Banshees – Juju. See below. Had never listened to a proper S&TB album before. ‘Spellbound’ is just perfect, but other great tracks here too. It sets the template for goth, but you can hardly then blame them for the likes of The Mission (whose first few EPs were actually pretty great)

Concretism – Rabies Warning / Another Way Of Looking At It / Don’t Forget The Empties EPs. Won’t keep banging on about this guy, but I totally love his stuff, the very definition of hauntological electronica: https://concretism.bandcamp.com/

Listen With Father:

Eno – Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy). What a joy this album is, there really is nothing else like it (other than the two Eno albums either side of it, of course). I think the kids were interested, if nothing else…

Siouxsie & The Banshees – Once Upon A Time. Moving onto the kids’ list of favourites. Coincidentally, both this album and the Eno one feature whistling – ‘Happy House’ and ‘Back In Judy’s Jungle’ respectively…